Create a WordPress web app in Azure App Service

The Azure Marketplace makes available a wide range of popular web apps developed by Microsoft, third party companies, and open source software initiatives. Web apps created from the Azure Marketplace do not require installation of any software other than the browser used to connect to the Azure Portal.

In this tutorial, you'll learn:

How to create a new web app through the Azure Marketplace.

How to deploy the web app through the Azure Portal.

You'll build a WordPress blog that uses a default template. The following illustration shows the completed application:

NOTE:

If you want to get started with Azure App Service before signing up for an Azure account, go to Try App Service, where you can immediately create a short-lived starter web app in App Service. No credit cards required; no commitments.

Create a web app in the portal

Log in to the Azure Portal.

Open the Azure Marketplace either by clicking the Marketplace icon, or by clicking the New icon on the bottom left of the dashboard, selecting Web + mobile and then Azure Marketplace at the bottom.

In the Marketplace, select Web Apps.

Click the Scalable WordPress icon.

After reading the description of the WordPress app, select Create.

Click on each part (WEB APP, DATABASE, and SUBSCRIPTION) and enter or select values for the required fields:

Enter a URL name of your choice

Select the region closest to you

When finished defining the web app, click Create.

Launch and manage your WordPress web app

From the Web Apps blade, click on your new web app to open the dashboard.

On the Essentials page, click the link under Url to open the web app's welcome page.

If you have not installed WordPress, enter the appropriate configuration information required by WordPress and click Install WordPress to finalize configuration and open the web app's login page.

Click Login and enter your credentials.

You'll have a new WordPress web app that looks similar to the web app below.

Next Steps

You've seen how to create and deploy a web app from the gallery. To learn more about how to create, configure, deploy, and scale Azure web apps, check out these resources: